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Breaking News in Tech, Search, Social, & BusinessSun, 02 Aug 2015 18:44:51 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2AT&T, DirecTV Merger Reportedly Nearing Approvalhttp://www.webpronews.com/att-directv-merger-reportedly-nearing-approval-2015-07
http://www.webpronews.com/att-directv-merger-reportedly-nearing-approval-2015-07#commentsThu, 02 Jul 2015 13:10:38 +0000http://www.webpronews.com/?p=432535It appears to be smooth sailing for AT&T in its acquisition of DirecTV, as the merger has reportedly cleared one major hurdle and is about to clear the last. Reuters reports that the Department of Justice has already wrapped up its review of the deal. Bloomberg says that the DoJ imposed no conditions on the mega-merger. AT&T first agreed to ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/att-directv-merger-reportedly-nearing-approval-2015-07/feed5Apple to Pay $450M in e-book Price Fixing Casehttp://www.webpronews.com/apple-to-pay-450m-in-e-book-price-fixing-case-2015-06
http://www.webpronews.com/apple-to-pay-450m-in-e-book-price-fixing-case-2015-06#commentsTue, 30 Jun 2015 15:57:12 +0000http://www.webpronews.com/?p=432306In 2013, a US Federal judge ruled that Apple conspired with major publishers to raise prices on e-books following the launch of the iBookstore. Now, a US Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the decision. In a 2-to-1 ruling, the court concluded that Apple did, in fact, orchestrate a conspiracy to raise ebook prices. “We conclude that the district court ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/apple-to-pay-450m-in-e-book-price-fixing-case-2015-06/feed4Study Slams Google For ‘Reducing Social Welfare’ With ‘Lower Quality Results’http://www.webpronews.com/study-slams-google-for-reducing-social-welfare-with-lower-quality-results-2015-06
http://www.webpronews.com/study-slams-google-for-reducing-social-welfare-with-lower-quality-results-2015-06#commentsMon, 29 Jun 2015 13:45:41 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=432131Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu and Yelp collaborated on a study of Google’s search results, and have declared that Google is hurting the consumer experience of search results by favoring is own content which in some cases may be inferior to organic results that would otherwise be surfaced. The paper was presented at Oxford University’s Antitrust Enforcement Symposium, and ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/study-slams-google-for-reducing-social-welfare-with-lower-quality-results-2015-06/feed3EU Is Questioning Ecommerce Companies In Broad Inquiryhttp://www.webpronews.com/eu-is-questioning-ecommerce-companies-in-broad-inquiry-2015-06
http://www.webpronews.com/eu-is-questioning-ecommerce-companies-in-broad-inquiry-2015-06#commentsThu, 25 Jun 2015 21:07:03 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=431866Back in March, the European Commission announced a proposal for an ecommerce sector antitrust inquiry. It said at the time that there were indications that some companies could be taking measures to restrict cross-border ecommerce, and that the inquiry would focus on better identifying and addressing such measures. “It is high time to remove remaining barriers to e-commerce, which is ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/eu-is-questioning-ecommerce-companies-in-broad-inquiry-2015-06/feed2Netflix Was a Big Part of Why Regulators Hated Comcast/TWC Mergerhttp://www.webpronews.com/netflix-was-a-big-part-of-why-regulators-hated-comcasttwc-merger-2015-04
http://www.webpronews.com/netflix-was-a-big-part-of-why-regulators-hated-comcasttwc-merger-2015-04#commentsFri, 24 Apr 2015 19:03:33 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=425073By now you’ve probably heard that Comcast has abandoned its push to acquire Time Warner Cable, due to looming concerns that both the Department of Justice’s antitrust division and the Federal Communications Commission were poised to recommend it blocked. “Today, we move on. Of course, we would have liked to bring our great products to new cities, but we structured ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/netflix-was-a-big-part-of-why-regulators-hated-comcasttwc-merger-2015-04/feed2Comcast / Time Warner Cable Merger Is Dead, Officiallyhttp://www.webpronews.com/comcast-time-warner-cable-merger-is-dead-officially-2015-04
http://www.webpronews.com/comcast-time-warner-cable-merger-is-dead-officially-2015-04#commentsFri, 24 Apr 2015 13:01:17 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=425027It’s official. Comcast has announced it has abandoned its efforts to acquire Time Warner Cable, in a deal that would’ve been valued at around $45 billion. This follows reports on Thursday that said the Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission were both gearing up to recommend against the deal. If the merger had been approved, the Comcast-TWC behemoth would’ve ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/comcast-time-warner-cable-merger-is-dead-officially-2015-04/feed0Comcast Is Giving Up on Its TWC Deal: Reporthttp://www.webpronews.com/comcast-is-giving-up-on-its-twc-deal-report-2015-04
http://www.webpronews.com/comcast-is-giving-up-on-its-twc-deal-report-2015-04#commentsThu, 23 Apr 2015 20:03:25 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=424965Comcast is planning to kill its proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable before the feds can kill it first. Bloomberg is quoting sources who say that Comcast is ready to back away from the merger, which would be valued at around $45 billion. This comes on the heels of reports that the FCC had proposed a “hearing designation order” for ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/comcast-is-giving-up-on-its-twc-deal-report-2015-04/feed0Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken Among Six Senators Urging a Swift Death for the Comcast/Time Warner Mergerhttp://www.webpronews.com/elizabeth-warren-al-franken-among-six-senators-urging-a-swift-death-for-the-comcasttime-warner-merger-2015-04
http://www.webpronews.com/elizabeth-warren-al-franken-among-six-senators-urging-a-swift-death-for-the-comcasttime-warner-merger-2015-04#commentsTue, 21 Apr 2015 18:39:43 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=424720In a letter addressed to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler and Attorney General Eric Holder, six Senators are urging the blockage of Comcast’s proposed merger with Time Warner Cable. The letter comes just one day before representatives from Comcast and Time Warner Cable are set to meet with DoJ antitrust officials in the hopes of saving a deal that ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/elizabeth-warren-al-franken-among-six-senators-urging-a-swift-death-for-the-comcasttime-warner-merger-2015-04/feed1Comcast, TWC Will Meet with Regulators to Try to Save Dealhttp://www.webpronews.com/comcast-twc-will-meet-with-regulators-to-try-to-save-deal-2015-04
http://www.webpronews.com/comcast-twc-will-meet-with-regulators-to-try-to-save-deal-2015-04#commentsMon, 20 Apr 2015 14:24:29 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=424535With their proposed merger on shaky ground, representatives from Comcast and Time Warner Cable are planning to meet with Justice Department officials in the hopes of negotiating a pathway for the deal to proceed. This will be the first such meeting between the cable companies and regulators since the merger was announced. The Wall Street Journal Reports that Comcast will ...

]]>http://www.webpronews.com/comcast-twc-will-meet-with-regulators-to-try-to-save-deal-2015-04/feed0Regulators Ready to Kill Comcast / TWC Merger: Reporthttp://www.webpronews.com/regulators-ready-to-kill-comcast-twc-merger-report-2015-04
http://www.webpronews.com/regulators-ready-to-kill-comcast-twc-merger-report-2015-04#commentsFri, 17 Apr 2015 18:41:00 +0000http://ren.webpronews.com/?p=424298One of the regulatory agencies looking over the proposed Comcast / Time Warner Cable merger may be about to give it the thumbs down, citing concerns over potential harm to customers. Bloomberg cites the ubiquitous “people familiar with the matter” in saying that antitrust lawyers at the Department of Justice are poised to recommend against the merger. From Bloomberg: Attorneys ...